In this raw and introspective narrative, Alioune Sow-entrepreneur, learner, and advocate-invites readers into the unvarnished chronicle of his life as a student of business and resilience. Far from claiming expertise, Sow positions himself as a seeker, sharing hard-won lessons from his entrepreneurial journey while navigating systemic barriers, including the fallout of the Sentencing Project and America's labyrinthine justice system.

With heartfelt acknowledgment of his scribe, companions, and guardian angels, Sow underscores that this work is not a prescriptive guide but a mosaic of lived experience. Through failures, breakthroughs, and unwavering adherence to his core values, he illuminates the tension between ambition and integrity, privilege and marginalization, and the pursuit of success in a world rife with inequity.

Presented with Sow's consent for English-speaking audiences, this book is both testimony and toolkit: a call to embrace lifelong learning, to challenge societal structures, and to redefine entrepreneurship as a vehicle for personal and collective liberation. Here, vulnerability meets tenacity-a story not of perfection, but of perseverance."